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How Mindfulness Can Help Caregivers

One of the biggest challenges of raising a child with intense needs is managing the emotional fallout. We want the best for our children, and with kids whose problems aren’t easily solved, it can feel as if you can never

Noha Darwish November 22, 2021 Article Archives, Children, Family, Mental Health, Parenting Read more

How to Teach Kids About Emotions

Parents play a major role in how and how much a child’s anxiety is expressed, yet often without guidelines or tools. Society expects parents to teach our children positive behavior, but when do we learn about socializing their emotions? If our kids

Noha Darwish November 2, 2021October 21, 2021 Article Archives, Children, Family, Parenting Read more

How to Identify a Relationship Trigger Before it Hurts

When a reaction is bigger than the situation, it’s probably a trigger. The intensity of emotion indicates that something more important is happening. What causes an argument is an assumption that the other person doesn’t care about what you needed.

Noha Darwish November 13, 2020 Article Archives, Marriage, Mental Health, Relationship Read more

Supporting your child’s mental health as they return to school during COVID-19

The coronavirus outbreak has caused major disruptions to daily life and children are feeling these changes deeply. While the return to school will be not only welcome but exciting for many students, others will be feeling anxious or frightened. Here

Noha Darwish August 22, 2020 Article Archives, Children, Parenting, Youth Read more

How to Raise Boys Who Are in Touch With Their Feelings

After college, psychologist Michael Reichert worked as a counselor at family court, helping make recommendations for the many teenage boys caught up in delinquent acts like stealing, fighting, and running away from home. When reading through police and school reports,

FYI_Admin November 17, 2019 Article Archives, Parenting, Youth Read more

Why Do We Lose Control of Our Emotions? (Video)

Simple, easy-to-understand whiteboard animation to help early Elementary-aged children gain an understanding of the way their brains work to recognize and manage their emotions. This is intended as a beginning resource to help children, parents, educators, and those who work

FYI_Admin October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Article Archives, Children Read more

20 Ways to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen

The WAY we talk to our kids has a huge impact on their learning and ability to listen to us. We are constantly modeling to our kids how to act and behave and the way we talk to them fits right into this category. The

FYI_Admin November 15, 2017 Article Archives, Parenting, Youth Read more

A short story about emotions

FYI_Admin May 30, 2017 Article Archives, Mental Health, Parenting Read more

Dealing with Big Feelings – Teaching Kids How to Self-Regulate

Life with a small human can be hilarious, wonderful, ridiculous and unpredictable. And wild – so wild. All kids are capable of ‘bewildering’ behaviours that can bring the strongest of us to our knees. These behaviours can take different forms. There are

Sarrah AbuLughod March 6, 2017 Article Archives, Parenting, Youth Read more

Making Meaning out of the Movies – An Emotionally Intelligent Look at Pixar’s Inside Out

  Making Meaning out of the Movies An Emotionally Intelligent Look at Pixar’s Inside Out By Duaa Haggag Sorry, Finding Nemo, your stellar ranking in mindful movies has just been topped by Pixar’s clever new film, Inside Out. This movie

Sarrah AbuLughod December 8, 2016November 1, 2022 Article Archives, Parenting, Youth Read more

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